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Pyrros Dimas Running for IWF President 03/09/21
(ATR) An Olympic weightlifting legend throws his hat into the ring for president of the sport’s embattled federation.
Pyrros Dimas wants to be IWF president. (Facebook)
Pyrros Dimas, currently the Greek Weightlifting Federation president and a member of the International Weightlifting Federation Executive Board, announced his candidacy on Tuesday.
He was one of 11 presidential candidates running in elections that were scrapped after the IWF released the draft of a new constitution last weekend. The federation acquiesced to the IOC request to hold elections after a new constitution is approved, not before as was previously scheduled.
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